2019 Tennessee Code
Title 63 - Professions of the Healing Arts
Chapter 22 - Professional Counselors, Marital and Family Therapists, and Clinical Pastoral Therapists
Part 2 - Clinical Pastoral Therapy
§ 63-22-208. Temporary license.
(a) The board is authorized to issue a temporary license to a clinical pastoral therapist applicant who has completed the academic course work and supervised clinical experience for the license sought; provided, that in order to retain the temporary license, the applicant shall take the written examination required by the board the first time it is scheduled following issuance of the temporary license unless granted an extension by the board after submitting a written request to the board and making a showing of good cause as determined by the board. The applicant must successfully pass the exam within two (2) years following issuance of the temporary license unless the applicant receives a good cause extension by the board. An applicant may only receive one (1) good cause extension from the board.
(b) A temporary license obtained pursuant to this section authorizes the applicant to engage in the practice of clinical pastoral therapy under the supervision of a board-approved supervisor.
(c) In order to receive a temporary license, the applicant must submit to the board the following:
(1) A completed application for a temporary license;
(2) Satisfactory evidence of an agreement with a board-approved supervisor; and
(3) All required fees.
(d) A temporary license shall be nonrenewable and shall be valid for a period of not more than three (3) years. A temporary license may be extended beyond the three-year period at the discretion of the board if an applicant shows good cause for an extension as determined by the board. Only one (1) extension may be granted by the board for an applicant to extend the length of the applicant's temporary license. Within the period of temporary licensure, the applicant shall submit to the board an application for the regular license and shall present supporting documentation demonstrating the satisfactory completion of the required supervised clinical experience. The board shall then grant or deny the application for the regular license, based on satisfactory completion of all requirements for licensure. If the board approves or denies the application for the regular license or if the board revokes the temporary license for any reason, then the temporary license shall cease to be valid and shall be returned to the board.
(e) The holder of a temporary license as a clinical pastoral therapist shall not represent himself or herself to be a licensed clinical pastoral therapist. The holder of a temporary license as a clinical pastoral therapist may only represent himself or herself to be a “pastoral therapy intern,” a “pastoral therapy trainee,” or such other title designation that clearly reflects trainee status and temporary licensure.
